Press Releases: 2012

The New America Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of the following 2013 Bernard L. Schwartz Fellows who will be joining us on September 1:

Published to coincide with the first anniversary of Osama bin Laden's death, Peter Bergen's new book, MANHUNT: The Ten-Year Search for Bin Laden from 9/11 to Abbottabad, offers an unforgettable, inside account of how bin Laden was brought to justice after a decade-long search that began on September 12, 2001. TIME Magazine's cover story - on stands today -previews his book, which goes on sale May 1.

The New America Foundation's Open Technology Institute (OTI) will sponsor, along with several other organizations, F2C: Freedom to Connect, a teach-in on the Internet's under-represented issues for the Washington DC policy community such as innovation, creativity, free expression, human rights and personal security.

The 3.4 percent interest rate on federal Subsidized Stafford student loans is scheduled to expire in July and double to 6.8 percent. The White House has made a one-year extension of the rate a central policy and campaign issue. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has also endorsed an extension, but Congress is still considering the proposal.
 

Washington, DC – Today, the New America Foundation’s Open Technology Initiative (OTI) released a white paper describing a model for universities to develop next generation broadband infrastructure in their communities. 

Washington, DC -- As federal and local authorities continue to struggle to close the digital divide in the United States, innovative researchers are using new approaches to understand why some people "adopt" broadband -- and why some do not. On Wednesday, April 11, a group of more than 30 researchers, practitioners, and policymakers gathered for a workshop targeted toward establishing more effective broadband policy frameworks.

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Experts to Talk About Today's News on Decline in Pre-K Funding and Early Education Trends   

The New America Foundation today announced the launch of its California Civic Innovation Project -- a new initiative to help local governments throughout California better serve and engage their communities. CCIP will be directed by Alissa Black, who for the last two years has been Code for America’s Government Relations Director.

The New America Foundation’s Open Technology Initiative (OTI) convened a panel of researchers this week to present new findings about the troubling persistance of the digital divide in Philadelphia, and to discuss ways to address this problem. This research suggest that half of households in Philadelphia may not have broadband access — one of the 10 lowest subscription rates among cities nationwide.